Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at UNLV · Conference game
Closing spread
UNLV -7.5
✓ AFA W
Total
66.5
▲ Over · 99 pts
Model before kickoff
AFA 28–36 UNLV
✓ UNLV (72%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNLV -7.5
CloseUNLV -7.5
Total68.5 → 66.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUNLV -7.5
no move
CloseUNLV -7.5
No change since the open
Total
Open68.5
▼ 2
Close66.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNLV -7.5 · unchangedmodel UNLV -11
model UNLV -11
Opened 68.5 · closed 66.5 · moved 2 downmodel 64
model 64
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 72%, covered 58% (155 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNLV -7.5
CloseUNLV -7.5
Total68.5 → 66.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
UNLV as a 7.5-point home favorite against AFA, the favorite won 7, covered 3, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: UNLV won 51–48; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 99 points went over 66.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 51%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 2.2 against an average line of 7.9; 57.8 points a game (usually 53.4). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-10 | 13–40 | L | U70 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-10 | 34–24 | P | U64 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-6.5 | 25–23 | L | U60 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 52–20 | W | O65.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar team ratings & season form |
-5.5 | 30–34 | L | O60 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-6.5 | 26–10 | W | U62.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar season form & rest |
-6 | 3–42 | L | U66.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form |
-7 | 52–31 | W | O62.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar team ratings & rest |
-10 | 34–30 | L | U69.75 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar season form |
-10.5 | 31–24 | L | U64.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate UNLV ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Mixed signals on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
UNLV ATS trend (4-1)
UNLV have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
UNLV 3-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Both teams trending Over (7-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Total moved down 2
68.5 → 66.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 63 earlier overs in games with totals 62.5–70.5, 19% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% | |
| 9-1 90% | 8-2 80% | 3-7 30% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
AFA 19–8 UNLV
AFA leads · 27 games since 1981 · AFA has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18 2023 | UNLV 31 @ Air Force 27 | AFA -3 | UNLV W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
AFA−8.0 →−8.3▼ 0.3#98
UNLV+5.4 →−1.0▼ 6.4#69
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#20
Offense
◀ AFA better#37
#133
Defense
UNLV better ▶#86
−0.4 #102
Turnovers
UNLV better ▶+1.6 #1
66 plays #75
Pace
◀ AFA faster64 plays #100
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| AFA off | UNLV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.4 #32 | 26.0 #87 | AFA |
| Yards / play | 7.07 #16 | 6.01 #110 | AFA |
| PPA / play | +0.33 #13 | +0.02 #38 | AFA |
| Success rate | 50% #19 | 45% #108 | AFA |
| UNLV off | AFA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 35.6 #38 | 37.8 #133 | UNLV |
| Yards / play | 6.39 #38 | 7.71 #137 | UNLV |
| PPA / play | +0.21 #39 | +0.46 #137 | UNLV |
| Success rate | 48% #34 | 47% #124 | UNLV |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
AFA scoring against the UNLV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 #53 | 6.8 #100 | 13.8 #80 | 8.8 #29 | 13.8 #2 | 22.6 #5 | |
6.8 #103 | 4.0 #17 | 10.8 #56 | 7.6 #115 | 7.6 #94 | 15.2 #123 |
UNLV scoring against the AFA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.2 #33 | 10.8 #41 | 19.0 #35 | 6.2 #61 | 10.4 #14 | 16.6 #27 | |
7.6 #115 | 7.6 #83 | 15.2 #97 | 10.4 #131 | 12.2 #134 | 22.6 #135 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
AFA7d
UNLV7d
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast
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